Display-stand



s. kT. SHEPHARD.

DISPLAY STAND. APPLICATION FILED FEB119, |919.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

UNETED rarest eri-fier.

DISPLAY-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patmigd Aug, 24:, 12920,.

Application filed February 19, 1919. Serial No. 277,937.

To all ici/tom t may conf/Wi Be it known that l, SAMUEL T. SHnrHiinD, a citizen ol' the United States, residing at Albany, in the count-y ot Albany and State of New York, have inif'ented a new and useful Display-Stand, ot which the following is a specification.

rl`his invention relates to display stands, and the object is to provide adevice capable et securely holding a cane, umbrella, iiag or analogous article in upright position tor display purposes.

Another object is to provide a holding mea-ns for the purpose stated, which will permit ot the introduction of different sized staffs of articles to be displayedvand to eliectually prevent any wabbling 'or swaying motion of the same while being held by the stand, at the same time permitting oi the ready removal of the device, together with the article being held, to another location when desired.

A iull and complete understanding ot the invention may be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part oi' this specification; it being understood that while the drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not'con'lined to strict conformity therewith, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modilications mark no material departure from the salient features 01"' the invention, as speciiically pointed out in the accompanying claims.

ln the drawing, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures z- Figure l is a perspective view of the improved display stand.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cent al sectional view thereof and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. y

The invention comprises a base memberl l preferably in the Jforni of a metal casting and preferably shaped in a bell or pear formation, as illustrated in the drawing, though any other desired shape may be employed. The base member l is designed to have sutiicient weight and breadth ot base to prevent the cane, umbrella or other article being held in the device Jfrom toppling over, thus insuring its stability.

rlhe base member 'l is provided vin its apex with a relatively wideA recess 2 eX- tending substantially half-way through the same in a vertical direction and terminating in a horizontally disposed bottom wall This bottom wall is counterbored tor a short dist-ance, as at 4, the said counterbore being of a diameter somewhat less than the diameter et the bore 2 and capable of receiving the terrule end ot a cane or walkingstick (not shown), the depth ot said counterbore 4E being sutlicient to prevent the end oi said cane from becoming unseated by accident.

A second counterbore 5 ot still smaller diameter than the eounterbore 4i is provided in the base and extends from the bottom ot' the said counterboretoward the bottom et the base l. This second counterbore is capable of receiving the ierrule end .ot a metallic umbrella rod or stati and, in conjunction with parts presently to be described, and which parts also co-act with the counterbore 4, serves to support said umbrella in an upright position.

By reason ot the counter-bore l, the bottom wall ot the relatively wide recess 2 is in the term oit an annular shoulder having, at points substantially midway between the wall of the bore l and the lcounterbore 4i, diametrically opposed slots 6, arranged in two opposite pairs at right-angles to each other, and of a depth sutlicicnt to receive and se-l curely hold against movement, opposed clampingmembers 7, in the iorm ot' Hat metal strips of a thickness and width to be driven into the said slots and retained therein against accidental dislodgment.

The clamping members or strips are bowed inwardly toward' the center of the base member l, as at 7 to produce a contracted throat between the several members for the purpose oit hugging the cane or umbrella, as will be readily understood, and the upper free ends 8 of said strips are ilared outwardly to provide a relatively wide entrance opening in order to facilitate the introduction oi the article to be held by the device.

A stout rubber band or two, as indicated at 9 in the drawing, are placed around the throat portions of the clamping members to assist in drawing them together to exert a clamping action on the article held. lnstead of these bands one or more continnous coiled springs may surround the said clamping members. On the other hand, such surrounding bands may be entirely dispensed with, and the clamping members be formed of spring metal which, of their own tendency, willV exert the necessary inward pressure upon any article forced down between the same.V Y

The device may be readily moved to the desired location, whether upon a floor or upon a shelf or show-case, and the umbrella or cane may be'easily placed in the same by a slight pressure downwardly to force the clamping members apart and allow the ferrule end of the staff to be seated in the appropriate counterbore within the base member. supported be greater than the diameter of the first counterbore, it will be confined between the lower ends of the clamping mem-` bers where entering the base member anel thus prevented from any lateral play, while other articles having a diameter between the diameters of the two counterbores will find only a limited amount of play before striking the wall of the iirst counterbore, which play will be insui'licient to permit the overbalancing of the said article.' The second or smaller counterbore is calculated'to hold and prevent excessive lateral play of metallic umbrella ferrules or smaller articles.

What is claimed is y l. vA display stand for holding canes, um brellas or like articles, comprisinga base member provided with a vertically disposed recess, flexible thin, iiat clamping members mounted in the bottom wall of the recess and extending upwardly above the open end of the same and there iared outwardly to "2 form an entrance opening between the same, means for constraining the members toward each other, and a plurality of coun-y terbores of diminishing diameters communi- Should the diameter of the articleV cating with the bottom of the recess for receiving the ends oi" said articles.

2. A display stand for canes, umbrellas and the like comprising a base memberl provided with a vertical, longitudinal recess, upright clamping members mounted in the bottom wallet the recess and extending upwardly in spacedV relation to the sides of said recess and beyond the upper end thereof, the ends of the same being iiared outwardly, flexible bands surrounding` the clamping members to force them together, and a counterbore extending from the bottom wall of the recess for the reception oit' the cane or umbrella staff.

V3. A display stand for the purpose described, comprising a base member' provided with a vertical longitudinal recess, upright clamping members mounted inthe bottom wall of the recess'and extending upwardly in spaced relation to the sides of said recess and beyond the upper end thereof, the upper ends of the same being flared out, and iiexible bands surrounding the clamping members to force them together.'V

Il. A display stand for the purpose described, comprising a base member, provided with a vertical, longitudinal recess, upright SAMUEL TUTTLE SHEPHARD.

Witnesses:

Trios. J. NOLAN, WVM. J. GARDNER.

Vclamping members secured within the recess 

